International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Journal Highlights
- Impact Factor: 3.9 Ranked 5/110 in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary – SSCI
- Indexed In: Clarivate Analytics: Social Science Citation Index, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and Scopus
- Launched In: 2002
- Publication is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC)
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International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM) is a peer-reviewed open access journal which focuses on methodological advances, innovations, and insights in qualitative or mixed methods studies. Please see the Aims and Scope tab for further information.
This journal is published in association with International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (IIQM)
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Submission Information
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Open access article processing charge (APC) information
Publication in the journal is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC). The APC serves to support the journal and ensures that articles are freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons license.
The APC for this journal is currently 2800 USD for regular articles and 1750 USD for qualitative study protocols.
Students are eligible for a special rate of 75% off the current APC as long as they are the first and corresponding author. Validation of status is required after submission.
The article processing charge (APC) is payable when a manuscript is accepted after peer review, before it is published. The APC is subject to taxes where applicable. Please see further details here.
Contact
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The International Journal of Qualitative Methods is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary open-access journal partnered with the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (IIQM) at the University of Alberta, Canada.
The journal was established in 2002 as an eclectic and international forum for papers reporting original methodological insights, study design innovations, and funded-project proposals using qualitative or mixed methods research that are useful to the global research community.
Our goal is to publish on sound qualitative and mixed methods as they are used in research. This means we look for articles that discuss the use of qualitative and mixed methods that adheres to ethical standards, uses robust methodologies that are transparent and reproducible, and uses appropriate analyses to ensure clear, credible, and trustworthy results. These articles are intended to advance our use of qualitative and mixed methods. We care more about the quality of the contribution an article makes. We are especially interested in manuscripts that explore and report on the inclusion of silenced or marginalized voices, more equitable research practices, and impactful knowledge sharing for meaningful social change.
| Linda Liebenberg | Dalhousie University, Canada |
| Linda Liebenberg | Dalhousie University, Canada |
| Blessed Ngwenya, PhD | Optentia Research Unit, North-West University, South Africa |
| Michelle Teti | University of Missouri, USA |
| Karis Kin Fong Cheng | University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Dave Yan | Monash University, Australia |
| Tanja Kovacic | NUI Galway, Ireland |
| Özlem Erden-Basaran | TED University, Turkey |
| Magda Faria | Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil |
| Gabriela Spector -Mersel, PhD | Sapir College, Israel |
| Ayobami Precious Adekola, PhD | University of South Africa, South Africa |
| Fatimah Zailly Ahmad Ramli, PhD | Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia |
| Pineteh Angu, PhD | Unit for Academic Literacy, University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Mandy Archibald, PhD, RN | Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Canada |
| Janice Aurini | University of Waterloo |
| Elmond Bandauko, PhD | Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, USA |
| Sue Becker, PhD | University of Hull, UK |
| Deborah Biggerstaff, PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS, BSc (hons) FHEA, FWIHEA | Warwick Medical School, UK |
| Felice D. Billups, Ed.D. | Educational Leadership Program at Johnson & Wales University, USA |
| Goran Bolin, PhD. | Sodertorn University, Sweden |
| Trish Cain ,PhD | Edith Cowan University, Australia |
| Martha Ann Carey, PhD, RN | Kells Consulting, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Hilary Causer, PhD | University of Surrey, UK |
| Herbary Cheung, PhD | Monash University, Malaysia |
| Cesar Cisneros-Puebla, PhD | University of Tarapaca, Chile |
| Simon Clay, PhD | National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Christopher Collins, PhD | Pepperdine University, USA |
| Anna Colom, PhD | The Open University, UK |
| Christopher J. Cormier, PhD | Loyola Marymount University, USA |
| Andrea Cornwall, PhD | King’s College London, UK |
| Emily Cousins, BA, MA, MSc, PhD | University of Southern Denmark, Denmark |
| Ebenezer Cudjoe, PhD, FHEA | University of Essex, UK |
| Neil Gordon Davey, MSc | Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway |
| Enrico De Luca, PhD | University of Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Kevin Deane, PhD, MSc | The Open University, UK |
| Martín Hernán Di Marco, PhD, MSC | Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), Leiden University, Netherlands |
| Dr James Duggan, BSc, MA, MA, PhD | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Kristin Gregers Eriksen, PhD | University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway |
| Brodie Fraser ,PhD, MPOLS, BA | University of Otago Wellington, New Zealand |
| Sarah Frodsham, PhD | University of Oxford, UK |
| Dr. Iskender Gelir, Ph.D. | Sultan Qaboos University, Oman |
| Rosemary Godbold, PhD, RGN | University of Hertfordshire, UK |
| Abraham Bernárdez Gómez, PhD | University of Vigo, Galicia, Spain |
| Dr Taulant Guma, PhD | Edinburgh Napier University, UK |
| David S. A. Guttormsen ,PhD | University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway |
| Mel Hall, BA, MA, PhD | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Leah Hamilton, MSW, PhD | Appalachian State University, NC, USA |
| Mohammed Al-Sheikh Hassan, PhD | Birmingham City University, United Kingdom |
| Jason Hodges, PhD, CCRP | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Tennessee, USA |
| Giovane Mendieta Izquierdo, PhD | Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Colombia |
| Phambili Nwabisa Jama Shai, PhD | South African Medical Research Council, South Africa |
| Ilyana Janis, P.Tech, PhD, MEng and Manufacturing Technology Diploma | Manufacturing Industry Education Research (MIER) Training & Consultancy, Malaysia |
| Jane Karpa, RPN, PhD | Faculty of Health Studies, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Canada |
| Reshmi Lahiri-Roy, PhD | Institute of Education, Arts and Community, Federation University, Victoria, Australia. |
| Ricky Lam ,EdD | Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong |
| Jonas Lander, DrPH | Hannover Medical School, Germany |
| Caroline Lenette | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Dario Luis Banegas, PhD | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Prof Layane Thomas Mabasa, PhD | University of Limpopo, South Africa |
| Sostina S. Matina, MSc, MA, BScH | MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Lorna McWilliams, PhD | University of Manchester, UK |
| Rebecca Meraz, PhD, MSN, RN | Baylor University's Louise Herrington School of Nursing, USA |
| Eva Mikuska, PhD | University of Portsmouth, UK |
| Hani Morgan, EdD | The University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA |
| Santiago Najera, PhD, MSc | Universidad de las Americas -UDLA, Mexico |
| Naohiro Nakamura, PhD | The University of the South Pacific, Fiji |
| Pearlyn Neo, MA | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Kien Nguyen-Trung, PhD | Water Sensitive Cities Australia, Monash University, Australia |
| Roxy Helliker O’Rourke, MSc, PhD | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Yecid Ortega, PhD | Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Guncag Ozavci, BPharm, MSc, MBA, PhD | Deakin University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Australia |
| Dr Madhumita Pandey, PhD, MSc, BA (Hons), PGCTHE | Institute of Law and Justice, Sheffield Hallam University, UK |
| Miguel Del Pino, PhD | Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile |
| Jayne Pitard, PhD | Victoria University, Australia |
| Sarah Potthoff, PhD | University of Münster, Germany |
| Antonio Portela Pruaño, PhD | University of Murcia, Spain |
| Kylie Radel, PhD | Central Queensland University, Australia |
| Kerstin Roger, PhD | University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Suhaila Sanip ,MD, MMedEd, PhD | |
| Leepile Sehularo, PhD, MNSc, BNSc | North-West University, South Africa |
| Aviram Sharma, PhD | University of Vigo, Spain |
| Sonya L. Armstrong ,Ed.D | Texas State University, USA |
| Kris Southby, PhD, MA, BA | Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds Beckett University, UK |
| Kitty Suddick, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCert | University of Brighton, UK |
| Nikolett Szelei, PhD | KU Leuven, Belgium |
| Laura Trafí-Prats, PhD | Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Education, UK |
| Melissa Tremblay, PhD, Rpsych | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Tamara Trost, PhD | University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Allison Tucker, PhD | St. Francis Xavier University, Canada |
| Prof. Denise Turner, PhD | |
| Isabelle UNY, MSc , PhD | University of Stirling, UK |
| Eva Vass, PhD | Western Sydney University, Australia |
| Luis Antonio Vila-Henninger, PhD | Aarhus University, Denamrk |
| Jonas Wachinger, MSc, MA | Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany |
| Dr Andrea Marjorie Waling, PhD, BA Hons | Lancaster University, UK |
| Sherrie Flynt Wallington, PhD, MA | The George Washington School of Nursing, Milken Institute School of Public Health, USA |
| Dr Joseph Charles Webb, MA, PhD | School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK |
| Toni Louise Williams, PhD | Durham University, UK |
| Gary Witham, PhD | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Iris Po Yee LO, PhD | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| Shehr Bano Zaidi ,MA, MPhil, PhD | National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Dr Mikolaj Zarzycki, B.Sc. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., C.Psychol | Liverpool Hope University, UK |
| Tony E. Adams | Bradley University, USA |
| Ricardo Ayala | Universiteit Gent, Belgium |
| Melanie Birks | James Cook University, Australia |
| Svend Brinkmann | Aalborg University, Denmark |
| Kathy Charmaz | Sonoma State University |
| D. Jean Clandinin | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Virginia Dickson-Swift, PhD | La Trobe University, Australia |
| Martyn Hammersley | The Open University, UK |
| Andrew Hatala | University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Mark Hayter | University of Hull, Nursing Faculty of Health and Social Care, UK |
| Gina Higginbottom | University of Nottingham, UK |
| Cindy Jardine | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Amanda Kenny | La Trobe University, Australia |
| Pranee Liamputtong | VinUniversity, Vietnam |
| Mary Ellen Macdonald | McGill University, Canada |
| Dermot Moran | University College Dublin, Ireland |
| David Morgan | Portland State University, USA |
| Janice Morse | University of Utah, USA |
| Muhammad A. Z. Mughal | King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia |
| Benson Mulemi | Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya |
| David Nicholas | University of Calgary, Canada |
| Jane Noyes | Prifysgol Bangor University, UK |
| Karin Olson | University of Alberta, Canada |
| John Paley | Sheffield Hallam University, UK |
| Sarah Pink | University of Sydney, Australia |
| Cheryl-Anne Poth | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Rosemary Reilly | Concordia University, Canada |
| Margarete Sandelowski | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| Jude Spiers | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Sally Thorne | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Geoff Wong | University of Oxford, UK |
| Janice Morse, 2001-2004 | University of Utah, USA |
| Jude Spiers, 2004-2007 | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Karin Olson, 2007-2009 | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Cindy Jardine, 2009-2012 | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Sarah Stahlke Wall, 2013-2015 | University of Alberta, Canada |
| Alexander Clark, 2013-2017 | University of Alberta, Canada |
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